Windows 8 Gets New ‘Blue Screen of Death’

Microsoft’s new release, Windows 8, will feature a new and (hopefully) friendlier, error screen, according to PC World. The infamous ‘Blue Screen of Death,’ which has been used since Windows 1.0 in 1985 to signify a PC’s critical error, is being replaced by a sad-face emoticon and a message reading, “Your PC ran into a problem that it couldn’t handle, and now it needs to restart.”

The ‘BSoD’ was often criticized for offering only vague details of what caused the error. The new error screen, however, will display a succinct error message that can later be searched to reveal a diagnosis.

But will users enjoy this sad-faced emoticon or will it only frustrate them further after a PC crash?